CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 551,681	$ 56,989
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,697 and $4,371, respectively	658,318	642,280
Other receivables	13,493	15,496
Syndicated programming rights	44,064	53,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,152	19,724
Total current assets	1,303,708	787,589
Property and equipment
Land	86,447	86,447
Buildings and improvements	346,341	341,112
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	625,754	615,531
Construction in progress	8,649	10,761
Total	1,067,191	1,053,851
Less accumulated depreciation	(610,138)	(586,656)
Net property and equipment	457,053	467,195
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $348,087 and $298,593, respectively	2,381,606	2,441,488
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	78,448	87,279
Investments and other assets	126,494	152,508
Total intangible and other assets	5,568,135	5,662,862
Total assets	7,328,896	6,917,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	76,212	72,996
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	50,339	55,179
Interest	45,480	45,905
Contracts payable for programming rights	117,743	98,534
Other	78,265	91,098
Income taxes payable	22,985	11,420
Total current liabilities	391,024	375,132
Noncurrent liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities	556,131	548,374
Long-term debt	3,069,316	3,231,970
Pension liabilities	73,684	58,063
Operating lease liabilities	79,503	88,970
Other noncurrent liabilities	70,098	79,102
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,848,732	4,006,479
Total liabilities	4,239,756	4,381,611
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	17,418	16,129
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	27,941	27,941
Retained earnings	7,898,055	7,459,380
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(125,533)	(97,216)
Less treasury stock at cost, 100,970,426 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively	(5,053,160)	(5,194,618)
Total equity	3,071,722	2,519,906
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,328,896	$ 6,917,646